Combined corn planter and cultivator



"PATiuxiT- OFFICE.

JOSEPH c. SEBRING, or BISMARGK, KANSAS.

COMBINED ACORN PLANTER ANDCULTIVATOR.

SPECIFICVATIONfforming part of Letters Patent No. 236,914, dated January 25, 1881.

Application filed May 28, 1880. (No model.)

To allwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH C. SEBRINGr,A re- ,siding at Bismarck, Wabaunsee county, Kanvices for operating the seed-slide, of the marking mechanism, and other details of construction, hereinafter fully described, and pointed v out in theclaims.

' In the drawings, Figure l is a longitudinal section of the corn-planter. Fig. 2is a similar view, Showing the device as used for a cultivator. Fig. 3 is a detail view, in perspective, showing the device for operating the seed-slide of the corn-planter. Fig. 4 is a detail view of chain or .cord mechanism by which the plows are raised from the ground. Fig. 5 is a detail plan of the device used on the corn-planter to mark the next row. Figs. 6 and 7 are, respectively, a top view and a-section, at x w, of a modiication of the Seed-slidedro'pper proper.

A is one of the ground-wheels. B is the draft-tongue. Gis the endwiSe-adj ustable seatbeam.

To the wheel A is attached, by any suitable means, a ring, D, having ratchetlteeth d on its outside face, which are engaged by a springdog, E, working in socket E' secured to one of the spokes of the wheel A. These teeth d are so arranged vthatthe ring D can be turned forward, but notbackward.

D D. are pins projecting from the ring D, which, as the wheel A revolves,.come in contact with the arm Fl of the bell-crank lever F operating the seed-slide. This lever F consists l of an upright, F2, stepped in one of the guideplates, g, between which the feed-slide Gr works. To the lower part of the upright F2 are attached two arms, F3 and F4. The arm F3 is at tached to the feed-slide,'and the arm F4 is counected, by a Spiral or other spring, f', to a standard, f2, secured to the guide-plate g. In the upper part of the standard f2 are holes f3, in which works a rod, f4, attached to the arm F4.

It will thus be seen that as the wheel A revolves the pins D' on the ring D (asthey come in contact with the arm F' of the bell-crank and move the arm forward) move the feed-slide in one direction. When the arm F is relieved from the pin the seed-slide is drawn back by the Springf.

The feed-slide Gr may have the usual seeddropping device-that is to say, holes passing through it to receive the seed and carry it to the point of discharge. I claim no novelty in the construction ofthe seed-slide.

The Shoes or opening-plows I of the planter 6o are of the usual construction. They are attached to the frame J, and raised and lowered by means of a hand-lever, K, through means of chains or cords L, one of which Works on pulleys M attached to one of the cross-beams of the frame N. The chains L are connected to a chain, L', passing directly up to a segment, O, upon the lever K. The chain L laps around the periphery of the segment, so that as the lever is moved backward and downward the 7o chains and the plow-frame are drawn upward. The lever K is held back to sustain the plowframe by a pawl, P, engaging with a segment ratchet or rack, Q. The pawl is drawn up to release it from the ratchet by a wire or rod, q, 7 5

and lever q.

R is a foot-lever, fulcrumed to a hanger, It', and connected to the frame J by alink, R2, to lift the frame, by depression of the rear end of the foot-lever, by means of the pressure ofthe 8o foot upon the stirrnp-pin R3.

S is a hand-lever, fulcrumed to the seat-beam, the lower part of which is bent horizontally and supports la bail, T, attached by its forward ends to the shoes at t.

The purpose of the bail T is to mark the last hill planted at the ends of the rows, and its operation is as follows:

When the last hills of each row are about 9o to be planted the upper end of the lever S is forced forward, dropping the bail on the pin or rod f4. Then, as the rod f4 is withdrawn from beneath the hail in the movement of the seed-slide, the bailis dropped, its ends or Shares 9 5 with, as all that is necessary to do is to move roo the ring forward, so that the next pin D will operate the feedslide as the machine comes When the bail is supported by the lever S it is above the rod f4.

opposite the marks made by the downwardprojecting prongs t of the bail T, which is, as above stated, the place where the last hills were planted.

U is a hanging bar or strut, attached to the seat-beam C by a pivotal connectiomwhose lower end rests upon the plow-frame J, (when the machine is in operation,) and holds said frame down. It has two or more holes, u, through any one of which its pivot-pin u may pass, thus making it adj nstable in length to regulate the depth to which the plows or openers I will enter the ground. The pin u also serves as the support or fulcrum of the hanger R and lever S. When it is desired to raise the shoes the lower part of the strut U is moved outward from contact with frame J by means of its handle U.

To the back part of the shoes are secured scrapers V, b v which the corn is covered with tine earth. The scrapers pass around the necks of the shoes in form of a strap, and are adjustable up or down by means ot' a pin, r, resting in notches r in the heels of the shoes.

W is a marker for marking the next row to be planted. This is connected to the drafttongue B by means of a staple, w, so that it may be used, whichever way the planter is traveling, by simply swinging it over from one side to the other. The marker has a doubleended runner, u".

X X are the draft-rods, working under pnlleys or wheels Y in the hangers Z, (to which the shoes are attached.) and connected to the double-tree X.

I will now proceed to describe the cultivator attachn1ent,which is as follows: 'lhe frame J of the planter being removed, the beams a of the cultivator are attached to the hangers Z, braced to the frame by braces Z', whose upper ends terminate in hooks z, to which are connected chains or rods b from the rear portion ofthe cultivator-beams to assist in their snpport. The chains or cords L are also connected to the beams a., and thus the beams may be raised by the hand-lever K in the same manner as the frame J.

Should it be desired to use my machine asa hand-planter, it is only necessary to place the bell-crank lever F on the other side of the seatbeam C, where it can be operated by hand.

In Figs. 6 and 7 is shown an oscillating seed-dropper, G. This forms the bottom ot the seed-box, and operates in the usual way by a part rotary reciprocation. It is pushed in one direction by the pressure of the end of the slide against a peripheral tooth, G2, and the return movement is caused by a spiral spring. (Shown iu broken lines in Fig. 6.) If preferred, however, the dropper may be worked by wrist-connection with the slide G.

G3 is a plate forming the top of the disk, and held in place by two screws, g3, passing through slots g in the plate. A hole is punched in the plate at g2, and from the metal punched down is made a lip, g, forming one side of the seed-cavity g2.

It will be seen that by turning the plate G3 the size ofthe seed-cavity g2 is regulated to suit the size of the seed-corn and the number of seeds it is desired to have in the hill.

When planting in drills the corn may be dropped at each movement of the seed-slide G and disk G.

In the present application I do not make any claim to the frame or mechanism for supporting and operating the shoes, reserving to myself the right to make a separate application therefor.

I claim as my invention- 1. The ring D, attached to the wheel A, and having notches d and pins D', the former for engagement with a dog secured to a spoke of the wheel, and the latter operating on the arm F of the lever F, and actuating the seed-slide, in combination with the return-spring f 2. The combination of the pivoted bail T, having prong or share t', the pivoted handlever S, slotted standard j, tripping-rod f, and bell-crank lever F, operated by ring D, as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination, with the spring retracted seed-disk G, having peripheral tooth G2, of the top plate, G3, made of a plate ot sheet metal having slots g5 g5, and provided with screws g3 g3, and having orifice g", and down-turned lip g, constructed and arranged as described.

JOSEPH C. SEBRING. Witnesses:

FRIED. HoRNER, EMILIE TREU. 

